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PLANNING PANELS VICTORIA Planning Scheme Amendment C271 Heritage Overlay HO1205 Subject Site: No. 372-378 Little Bourke Street including No. 15 17 Niagara Lane Expert Heritage Evidence Prepared for Berjaya Developments Pty Ltd By Robyn Riddett Director Anthemion Consultancies POB18183 Collins Street East 8003 Tel. +61 3 9495 6389 Email: rgrd@bigpond.com July 2018

No. 372-378 Little Bourke Street including No. 15 17 Niagara Lane, 1.0 Introduction 1. I have been asked by Doig Architecture, on behalf of Berjaya Developments Pty Ltd, to prepare expert heritage evidence which addresses the heritage aspects of the proposal to include the site in a Heritage Overlay, as a consequence of the Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Study prepared by Lovell Chen in May 2017, as a consequence of Planning Scheme Amendment C271. 2. The Property Schedule included in the Guildford & Hardware Laneways Precinct Citation grades the existing building as Contributory. 3. The background to the client s objection to the inclusion of No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street in a Heritage Overlay is a development proposal for the site which was well-advanced before any exhibition of Amendment C271 and an assessment of the reasons provided in the Guildford & Hardware Laneways Precinct Citation to substantiate significance and inclusion in a Heritage Overlay. In the development proposal No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street is proposed to be demolished whereas the façade of No. 15 17 Niagara Lane is proposed to be retained and new built form constructed behind and which will rise above at a setback. Presently only the façade of this building, i.e. No. 15 17 Niagara Lane, is visible and as no internal controls are proposed, the development proposal will maintain the status quo. As such I understand that there is no objection to the inclusion of No. 15 17 Niagara Lane in the Heritage Overlay. 4. I have not received any specific instructions other than to prepare expert evidence setting out my opinion. I prepared a draft Heritage Planning Submission to accompany the town planning application to redevelop the site and this evidence includes material contained in that submission where relevant. 5. The site is located on the north side of Little Bourke Street and abuts the south-west corner of Niagara Lane. The whole proposed development site comprises No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street and No. 15 17 Niagara Lane. Figure 1 Location map. Source: Melways. Anthemion Consultancies 1 372-378 Little Bourke Street

1.1 Reference Materials 6. I have read: Planning Panels Victoria. Guide to Expert Evidence. Planning and Environment Act 1987. Planning Scheme. Amendment C271. Explanatory Report. Planning Scheme Incorporated Document Heritage Places Inventory October June 2016. Planning Scheme Incorporated Document Amendment C271: Planning Scheme Incorporated Document Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Study 2017: Heritage Inventory. Planning Scheme. Local Planning Policies-Clause 22.04 Heritage Places Within The Capital City Zone. Proposed C258. Lovell Chen. Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Study: Methodology Report, May 2017. Lovell Chen. Guildford & Hardware Laneways Precinct Citation. May 2017. 7. I have undertaken an inspection of the site from the street. 1.2 Qualifications and Expertise 8. I am a director of Anthemion Consultancies and am also an architectural historian, an interior designer and a heritage consultant. I am a graduate architect member of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, was a Deputy Chair of the Institute s (Victorian Chapter) Heritage Committee and a member of the AIA Awards Jury in the Conservation Section for the years 2000-01. I was at Lovell Chen, architects and heritage consultants for approximately 18 years and most of that time as an associate director. Within that practice and presently my responsibilities include the co-ordination and preparation of conservation management plans, heritage assessments, preparation of expert evidence, development of site interpretation and the restoration of historic interiors. 9. I am also a Past President of Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), previously the Secretary, of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness (ICORP) and presently the Treasurer; past Secretary-General of the ICOMOS Scientific Council; inaugural convenor of Blue Shield Australia and past member of the Board, and past Board member of Blue Shield (The Hague) and current Board member (Secretary) of AusHeritage. I am also a member of the Local Government Advisory Committee which is a committee of the Victorian Heritage Council. I have been a heritage adviser in Monash and Bayside and am presently a member of the Yarra Heritage Panel. In the past I have been a long-standing councillor I have provided expert witness statements on similar matters on numerous occasions at Heritage Victoria, VCAT, the Building Appeals Board, independent panels and other similar forums on behalf of councils, objectors and developers. My Curriculum vitæ is appended. 1.3 Summary of Opinions 10. No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street, is not covered by any Heritage Overlay at present but is proposed to be included in the Guildford & Hardware Laneways Precinct (HO1205) as a consequence of the Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Study prepared by Lovell Chen in May 2017. The reason why it is proposed to be graded Contributory is: The principal façade is non-contributory, with the side contributory to Niagara Lane. 11. In my opinion the contribution of the east wall of No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street to the precinct and the streetscape of Niagara Lane is minimal in terms of its actual fabric which Anthemion Consultancies 2 372-378 Little Bourke Street

has not been cited anywhere as having, of itself, any value whatsoever. Rather significance of this wall is seen as potentially contributing to the heritage value and character of a laneway. 12. If it is the potential contribution which is significant, then in my opinion this can be achieved appropriately by another, i.e. a replacement, wall of similar scale and appropriate design and detailing, as the existing wall. 13. In my opinion, to include the whole building of No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street in a Heritage Overlay only because of a perceived contribution of its sideage to the character of Niagara Lane, is unwarranted, in my opinion it could be demolished. 2.0 My Response to the Proposed Heritage Overlay 14. No. 372-378 Little Bourke Street and No. 15 17 Niagara Lane, are not included in any Heritage Overlay at present. 15. Amendment C271 proposes to include the Guildford & Hardware Laneways Precinct, which includes the development site, in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay as HO1205. External paint controls are proposed to apply. 16. No. 372-378 Little Bourke Street and No. 15 17 Niagara lane, are not included In the Planning Scheme Incorporated Document Heritage Places Inventory October June 2016. However they are included in the Planning Scheme Incorporated Document Amendment C271: Planning Scheme Incorporated Document Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Study 2017: Heritage Inventory. They are graded Contributory, Viz.: Figure 2 The subject site is shown on the existing HO Map 8.2. 17. Amendment C271 will amend the Schedule to Clause 81.01 Incorporated Documents to introduce two new incorporated documents, Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Study 2017: Statements of Significance and, Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Anthemion Consultancies 3 372-378 Little Bourke Street

Study 2017: Heritage Inventory, so that the individual building classification of Significant, Contributory or non-contributory and the Statements of Significance are considered when making decisions relating to any of the places which are the subject of this Amendment. (https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/amendmentc271) 18. The map accompanying Amendment C271 includes the subject site. Figure 3 The map accompanying Amendment C271. 19. The entry for No. 372-378 Little Bourke Street and Nos. 15 17 Niagara Lane in the Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct Property Schedule is contained in the Guildford & Hardware Laneways Heritage Study, Methodology Report (Block 3, p. 20) prepared by Lovell Chen reads: Anthemion Consultancies 4 372-378 Little Bourke Street

Figure 4 The subject site is included in the proposed Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Precinct. Source: Planning Scheme. Explanatory Report Amendment C271. Anthemion Consultancies 5 372-378 Little Bourke Street

20. The citation for the Guildford & Hardware Laneways Precinct (HO1205) reads: Statement of Significance What is Significant The Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct is located in the Central Business District. The precinct occupies parts of four city blocks bounded by La Trobe Street to the north, Bourke Street to the south, Queen Street to the west and Elizabeth Street to the east. The precinct has a comparatively high proportion of buildings of heritage value, and significant and contributory buildings in the precinct date from the 1850s through to the interwar period. While precinct development is diverse, many of the graded buildings are former factories and warehouses, with some more modest workshops, of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The precinct boundary is not contiguous, and in some cases the laneways stop at little streets or main streets and thoroughfares, before recommencing on the other side. The side and rear elevations of buildings of significant and contributory heritage value, can also be important precinct contributors. Where there is historic development to both sides of a laneway or street, including the fronts, sides or rears of properties, the precinct boundary generally incorporates the subject laneway or street. Laneways also provide a setting to the properties, again including property sides or rears. Lanes within the precinct also retain, to a greater or lesser degree, original bluestone kerbs, channels and flagstones. How is it Significant The Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct is of historical, social and aesthetic/architectural significance to the City of. Why is it Significant The Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct is of historical significance. The laneway network within the precinct provides evidence of the evolution and growth of the central city within the structure of the large city blocks and rigid Anthemion Consultancies 6 372-378 Little Bourke Street

geometry of the 1837 Hoddle Grid. While the grid plan included main streets, and east-west running little streets, the lanes proliferated off this framework, generally in a north-south direction, as the city evolved and developed. The precinct and its laneways and little streets also demonstrate changing historical land uses, and retain building types which reflect these uses and evolving patterns of occupation and development in central. The number and extent of lanes in the precinct is reflective of their significant growth in the CBD from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, with 235 named lanes in the broader city by 1935. The precinct s lanes historically serviced the rears of properties fronting other streets, and acted as thoroughfares through large city blocks. Their typical north-south alignment is reflective of the boundaries of the late 1830s and 1840s large Crown allotments. With increasing subdivision, density and changing land use patterns, many early lanes also evolved into distinct streets with their own character and property frontages. The changing names of some lanes attests to their evolving histories and land uses. Throughout much of the second half of the nineteenth century, small scale residential development and commercial activity was the overriding precinct land use. The former included modest cottages and dwellings, sometimes of substandard construction; while the latter included s famous horse bazaars, numerous hotels and small scale workshops. From the late nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century, many earlier small buildings were demolished and replaced by larger factories and warehouses. The precinct s location, away from the main commercial areas to the south and east, also enabled this next phase of development, due to the relatively cheaper land values. Diverse businesses occupied the buildings, and included printers, publishers and stationers, bulk stores, manufacturing businesses, and light industry. Many of these buildings remain in the precinct. In the later twentieth century, a new wave of residents and businesses were attracted back to the precinct, as part of the City of s revitalisation of the central city laneways. (Criterion A) The Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct is of social significance. This largely derives from the popularity of the revitalised and vibrant laneways of the precinct, with residents and visitors attracted by the activated laneway streetscapes, street art, and numerous bars, cafes, night clubs, galleries and boutique retail outlets. The laneways are also valued by the community as unique public spaces within the CBD. (Criterion G) The Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct is of aesthetic/architectural significance. The laneways in particular form distinctive streetscapes within the central city, their significant heritage character enhanced by the diverse collection of historic buildings, including former factories and warehouses, with some workshops, and their rich materiality. Face red brick is the dominant material, complemented by bluestone, rendered masonry and concrete. The heritage character also derives from the narrow footprint and dimensions of the lanes, given emphasis by the bordering buildings with tall and/or long facades and walls, with no setbacks. Some warehouses have elevated ground floors, and visible subbasements, which while being illustrative of original loading arrangements, also contribute to the distinctive aesthetic of some lanes. Lanes within the precinct retain to a greater or lesser degree original bluestone kerbs, channels and flagstones, which also contribute to the materiality and heritage character of the precinct. (Criterion E) The precinct is additionally important for demonstrating the principal characteristics of the laneway network of the broader city. The alignment and layout of the precinct s lanes reflects their origin within the formal Hoddle Grid, their proliferation within the original large city blocks, and their historic servicing Anthemion Consultancies 7 372-378 Little Bourke Street

and right-of-way roles. Importantly, the laneways of the precinct also largely retain their original arrangement, as evident in nineteenth century sources. (Criterion D) Key characteristics The following are the key characteristics of the precinct, which support the assessed significance: Laneways predominantly follow a north-south alignment, reflective of the boundaries of the large Hoddle Grid (Crown land) allotments of the late 1830s and 1840s. Density of laneways is reflective of their proliferation within the large city blocks from the mid-nineteenth century, following increased subdivision and changing land use patterns. Laneways include those which are distinct streets with property frontages; and those which have formed to the sides or rears of properties. Narrow proportions, emphasised by walls of buildings, provide a unique character to the laneways as public spaces. Contributory components of buildings to the precinct include side and rear elevations, as well as property frontages and facades. [Emphasis added.] Contributory building materials include face red brick, bluestone, rendered masonry and concrete. Of note is the limited overpainting of original external walls. [Emphasis added.] Windows and doors expressed as punched openings in masonry walls rather than large expanses of glazing. Original window and (to a lesser degree) door joinery, including nineteenth century timber elements, and more commonly steel windows from the interwar period. Buildings are typically constructed from boundary to boundary, with no setbacks. Heights of buildings vary but are generally within the one to four storey range, with some exceeding this. Other notable built form characteristics include elevated ground floors and visible basements; high parapets and very little visibility of roof forms; original signage and building names; chamfered corners; hoists and crane beams to warehouses, providing access to upper levels; and timber and concrete buffers. There is a general absence of vehicle parking arrangements. Contributory laneway materials include bluestone kerbs, channels and flagstones. 21. The salient points in the Statement of Significance which are germane to this matter are underlined above. None of the other physical attributes or characteristics are affected i.e. contributed to or detracted from, in any way by the existing building. Anthemion Consultancies 8 372-378 Little Bourke Street

Figure 5 Aerial view of the subject site and environs. Figure 6 The east wall of No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street, is on the left of the photograph. Anthemion Consultancies 9 372-378 Little Bourke Street

22. The existing Little Bourke Street building is a nondescript 6 storey concrete building. It is described in the Lovell Chen Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct Property Schedule as Six storey interwar factory to Little Bourke Street, with post-war alterations to principal façade. Presently it is not graded, it is not included in the Heritage Places Inventory June 2016, it is not included in a Heritage Overlay but it is proposed to be included in HO 1205, the Guildford & Hardware Laneways Precinct. The building is proposed to be graded Contributory. However, the reason why No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street is proposed to be graded Contributory is: The principal façade is non-contributory, with the side contributory to Niagara Lane. No further elucidation has been found to clarify exactly what its contribution to Niagara Lane might be other than for Niagara Lane is notable for its narrow width and the height and sheer walls of its built form. These factors combine to produce a heavily-overshadowed, canyonlike environment. Key buildings include a group of four, three-storey warehouses at nos 25-31 built in 1887 to designs by architect George De Lacy Evans. These are reasonably similar to other boom era warehouses in the precinct but are executed with architectural distinction. Other buildings are typically of interwar origin but nonetheless, reinforce the scale and red brick character the lane. 1. 23. No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street is at some distance from the De Lacy Evans warehouses and between them and No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street is No. 15 17 Niagara Lane. There is no direct connection and therefore no contributory or supporting element in the Niagara Lane Streetscape as a consequence of the proximity of the subject site and the De lacy Evans site. 24. Under section 3.5.8 of the report it states 3.5.8 Sides and rears of properties The property schedules attached to the precinct citations indicate where the rear or side of a property contributes to the historic character and significance of the precinct. This reflects the particular situation in these precincts, where the rear or side of a property can contribute to the heritage value and character of a laneway or little street. It can also occur where the front of a property has been changed or replaced, and has lost its heritage character and value, but the historic rear or side property component to the laneway is retained. In some cases these rear or side components or elevations have their own entrances, and historically have accommodated a different use or operation to the front or main building component. 2 25. The wall to the south end of the west side of Niagara Lane is render with a shop display window in the corner and which does not appear to be original. There is no entrance to the building from Niagara lane. Opposite on the east side of Niagara Lane is a brick wall. Further north on the west side is a brick wall. If the contribution to Niagara Lane is to retain a strong street wall to maintain the character of the lane then a new wall, or building sideage, of appropriate style and similar proportions to the existing wall will make a similar or the same contribution as does the existing street wall. In my opinion, to propose a Heritage Overlay over the whole of No. 327 378 Little Bourke Street just to maintain a sense of a street wall to Niagara Lane is unwarranted. 1 Lovell Chen. Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct: Precinct Citation. p. 24. 2 Lovell Chen. Guildford and Hardware Laneways Heritage Study Methodology Report. p. 10. Anthemion Consultancies 10 372-378 Little Bourke Street

26. Further, as the matter stands at present, according to the Guildford and Hardware Laneways Precinct Property Schedule the façade and everything other than for the east wall is not considered to have any significance and therefore could be demolished. Should this approach be taken then the difficulty in, and indeed the wisdom of, retaining the east wall and the constraint that it would pose on any design for an infill building would be considerable and probably more than intended by the Schedule. 3.0 Conclusions 27. In my opinion the contribution of the east wall of No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street to the precinct and the streetscape of Niagara Lane is minimal in terms of its actual fabric which has not been cited anywhere in the Guildford & Hardware Laneways Precinct Citation as having any value of itself whatsoever. Rather significance of this wall is seen as potentially contributing to the heritage value and character of a laneway. 28. If it is the potential contribution which is significant, then in my opinion this can be achieved appropriately by another, i.e. a replacement, wall of similar scale and appropriate design and detailing, as the existing wall. 29. In my opinion, to include the whole building of No. 372 378 Little Bourke Street in a Heritage Overlay only because of a perceived contribution of its sideage to the character of Niagara Lane, is unwarranted, moreover since the building itself has been found to not have any heritage significance and therefore could be demolished 4.0 Declaration 30. I have made all the inquiries that I believe are desirable and appropriate and no matters of significance which I regard as relevant have to my knowledge been withheld from the Panel. Anthemion Consultancies 11 372-378 Little Bourke Street

APPENDIX A Curriculum vitae Anthemion Consultancies 12 372-378 Little Bourke Street

Attachment A Curriculum Vitæ Robyn Riddett

ROBYN RIDDETT QUALIFICATIONS: BA (Hons.), (Melb); Grad. Dip. (Int. Des.) (Distinction) (RMIT); M. Arch. (RMIT), M. Proj. Man. (in progress RMIT), ALAA, M. ICOMOS. EXPERIENCE: Lovell Chen (formerly Allom Lovell & Associates) Architects and Heritage Consultants - 1988- to May 2007 (Associate Director) University of, Department of Architecture and Building: Tutor in History of European Architecture for Prof. Miles Lewis - 1990. Sessional lecturer Deakin University in Risk Preparedness and Cultural Heritage 2002- CURRENT POSITION: Director, Anthemion Consultancies (Heritage, Conservation, History, Museums) RESPONSIBILITIES: Project Co-ordination and Management Development of Conservation and Management Policy Heritage Assessments Advocacy Restoration, Investigation and Design of Decorative Finishes and Interiors Client Liaison Heritage Panel City of Yarra MAJOR PROJECTS INVOLVEMENT (AT LOVELL CHEN) CONSERVATION ANALYSES AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLANNING, HERITAGE ASSESSMENTS, URBAN CONSERVATION Flemington Racecourse Janet Clark Hall, University of Myer, Inner Circle Railway Linear Park Richmond Park and Caretaker s Cottage, Richmond Victorian College of the Arts Grainger Museum, (Melb. University) Essendon Airport Hepburn Springs The Rialto Eta Factory, Braybrook Hotel Windsor, (Updated 2007) Canberra: Nomination to the National Heritage List St Aidan s Orphanage, Bendigo Government House, Yarralumla (Update 2007) Herald & Weekly Times Building Richmond Maltings & Nylex Sign Burnley Horticultural Campus, (Melb. University) Umina, Lansell Rd, Toorak Lincoln Mills, Coburg Dookie Agricultural Campus Genazzano and Grange Hill, Kew Customs House GPO (Updated 2006) Lowther Hall, Essendon Denton s Hat Mill Rosaville (Melb. University) Benvenuta (Melb. University) St Kilda Library Black Rock House Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy Kinnears, Footscray Mercy Hospital Bendigo Abbatoirs St Mary of the Angels, Geelong Jolimont Square, East Rivoli Theatre, Camberwell Stamford Park, Rowville 1

Scots Church Car Park Veterinary Precinct, University of Preston Tram Workshops Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Bee Hive Building, Bendigo Sale Swing Bridge Fitzroy Gardens, Vaughan Springs Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind Mutual Stores and Empire Building Lowther Hall, Essendon Mount Buffalo Chalet Ballarat Railway Station The Domain, 420 Spencer St, St Francis Church, Werribee Railway Station St Johns Church, Toorak Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Anselm, Caulfield Aged, Northcote Carlton Gardens Bendigo Mining Exchange Adelaide Gaol Princes Bridge, Lyndhurst Hall, Pascoe Vale Richmond Maltings Rupertswood, Sunbury Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo 3 Treasury Place, Cranlana, Toorak Beechworth Heritage Precinct Sandridge Rail Bridge St Kilda Synagogue East Synagogue Assembly Hall, Charter House, Mayfield, Moorabbin Lithgow Small Arms Factory Henderson Fountain, North Alfred Hospital Clunes Uniting Church and Manse Bendigo Ordnance Factory Gill Memorial Home, Telephone Exchange Royal Exhibition Building, Albury Training Depot Lyceum Club, Holy Trinity, Williamstown Bishopscourt, East Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Split Point Lighthouse, Airey's Inlet Bontharambo, Wangaratta Ballarat Tram Feasibility Study Powlett Street Drill Hall Alma Park, St Kilda Villa Alba, Kew Parliament House, Coolart, Somers Victory Park, Castlemaine Aradale, Ararat Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond Lake Wartook Reservoir Town Halls Contents Survey Historic Water Features in South-West Fitzroy Town Hall Victoria Perth Town Hall Pentridge Prison, Coburg Pre-1851 Buildings in Victoria Survey Former Tramways Building, Victoria Street Drill Hall, St Marys Monastery, Ballarat St Kilda Botanic Gardens Charsfield, Sidney Myer Music Bowl Victorian Arts Centre Ballarat Town Hall City of Building Society Building Central Government Precinct, Perth Williamstown Rifle Range Pavilion Jacksons Hill (Caloola), Sunbury Rubicon Hydro Electric Scheme, Victoria Ardoch Village, St Kilda Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum, Beechworth Convent of the Good Shepherd, South Willsmere, Kew Ballarat Brewery Convent of the Good Shepherd, Abbotsford Grace Park House, Hawthorn National Gallery of Victoria Emily MacPherson College Mosspennock, East 2

1881 Building, University WWII Sites and Events in East Gippsland Victorian Railways Administration Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong Building, Royal Society, Royal Arcade, Stonnington - Buildings and Garden Wattle Park, Burwood Studies Storey Hall (RMIT), Cameron House, Armadale Victoria Barracks, Glenara, Bulla RAAF Williams (Point Cook and Colonial Sugar Refinery, Yarraville Laverton) Australian Defence Industries: Ammunition Factory at Footscray, Ordnance Factory at Maribyrnong, Ammunition and Bomb Filling Factory, St Marys NSW. Chateau Yering, Yering Holeproof Factory, Deepdene Government House, Canberra Hawthorn and Malvern Tram Depots Port Phillip Bay Fortifications 380 Collins Street (Gothic Bank, Former Stock Exchange and Former Safe Deposit Building) Old Observatory Site and Director's Residence, Royal Botanic Gardens, Windsor Hotel, Laurel Lodge, Dandenong Collingwood Town Hall Army Drill Halls Study (Victoria) Regent Theatre () Princess Theatre () URBAN CONSERVATION, DESIGN AND PLANNING Municipal Heritage Reviews: Bayside, Yarra, Moreland, Banyule, Darebin, Port, Fitzroy, Whitehorse,, Swan Hill, Bass Coast Shire, Greater Shepparton Heritage Advisor: Monash, Bayside (with Lovell Chen) Wilsons Promontory National Park Urban Land Authority Estates Design Guidelines Fitzroy Heritage Development Guidelines Ballarat Urban Design Framework Glenrowan Masterplan Port Albert Masterplan High Street, Echuca Footscray Park and Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre Maribyrnong Open Space Study City of Moreland Advisory Panel (Heritage) Review of Local Government Guidelines, Victoria Ballarat Hospital and Railway Precincts 3

EXPERT WITNESS AND HEARINGS (Heritage Victoria, Australian Heritage Commission, VCAT, Panel Hearings, Building Appeals Board) 285 Punt Road, Richmond 237-243 New St, Brighton 624-8 Queensberry St, North 11-19 Bank Place, 398 Glenferrie Rd, Kooyong 4 James St, Richmond 287 Station St, North Carlton 424 Bridge Rd, Richmond 61 Lygon St, Brunswick 72 Orr St, Shepparton Preston Tram Depot, Preston 40 Glenard Drv, Eaglemont 380 Russell St, Melbounre 245 Scotchmer St, North Fitzroy 72 Westgarth St, Fitzroy 717 Toorak Rd, Toorak 864 Swanston St, Carlton 284 Smith St, Collingwood 21 Salisbury St, Balwyn 152 Park Drive, Parkville 28-32 Pinoak Cres, Newmarket 185-189 Hotham St, East 375 Canning St, Carlton Stockade Ave, Coburg (Pentridge) South Community Stables, Flemington Racecourse Kal Kallo Park, Kal Kallo Westmeadows Tavern, Westmeadows St Anne s Church, Westmeadows Bayside Panel Hearing Amendment C37-38 Kinnears, Ballarat Rd, Footscray 3-5 Day St, Daylesford 284 Smith St, Collingwood 1452 Dandenong Rd, Oakleigh 152 Park Drv, Parkville 36 Moore St, Footscray Woodlands Hotel 84-92 Sydney Rd, Coburg Moutafis Statue, Warrawee Park, Oakleigh 47 Richmond Terrace, Richmond 681 Orrong Rd, Toorak 137-9 Palmerston St, Carlton 38 Park St, South Yarra 109-111 Addison St, Elwood Bradmill Site, Footscray 4-6 Ferguson St, Williamstown Wingrove Cottage, Eltham 71-75 Leicester St, Fitzroy 715 Toorak Rd, Toorak Armytage Stables, Geelong 15 Alta Street, Canterbury 257 Station St, Carlton St Vincents Hospital (Druids Bld) 15 Mona Place, South Yarra Glen Park, Selby 308 Albert St, East 609 Lygon St, Carlton Bendigo Abattoirs 26 Queens Parade, North Fitzroy St Kilda Synagogue Omnibus Stables and Gas Regulator Buildings Royal Hotel, Clifton Hill Victorian Arts Centre Royal Botanic Gardens 70 Queens Rd, 146 Nott St, Port 30 Claude St, Northcote 342 Napier St, Fitzroy 14 Uvadale Grove, Kew Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the 42 David St, Brunswick Aged, Northcote Tolarnos Hotel, St Kilda White Swan Hotel, Swan Hill Fox Hay, Port Samdy Site, Port George/Gore St, Fitzroy Waverley Park 382 Barkly St. Elwood 11 Stevedore St, Williamstown Convent, Beaconsfield Pde, Sth Melb 33 Howe Cresc. Sth Larundel, Plenty Road, Bundoora 6 Stirling Street, Kew The Edward Wilson Trust Cottage, 320 33 Docker Street, Richmond Elgar Road, Box Hill Pran Central, 325 Chapel St, Prahran 32 Lesney Street, Richmond 32 Grosvenor St, Brighton 10 Power Avenue, Toorak 4

40 Normanby St, Brighton 80-110 Trenerry Cres, Abbotsford Bishopscourt, East 9 Dunn St, Richmond 744 Canterbury Rd, Surrey Hills 1 Hannaslea St, Box Hill 10 Carlisle St, St Kilda 102-128 Bay St, Port Bayside Panel (L15) 28 Grosvenor St, Brighton Berwick Primary School Harkaway Primary School 20A&B Logan Street, Canterbury 23 Foster Street, St Kilda East Doncaster Primary School The Mansion, 83 Queens Road 456-460 Mitcham Road, Mitcham 9 Green Street, Richmond 94 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill (House of the Gentle Bunyip) 1 Sussex Street, Pascoe Vale (McDonalds) 2 Lyell Street, South 62 The Esplanade, Brighton 226 Napier Street, Fitzroy 36 Napier Street, Fitzroy 2 Monkstadt St, East St Kilda Williamstown Rifle Range Pavilion Caloola (Jacksons Hill), Sunbury Rubicon Hydro -Electric Scheme Old Observatory Site, Victorian Arts Centre Victoria Brewery, East Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum, Beechworth Sunshine-Harvester Massey-Ferguson Ardoch Village, St Kilda Site, Sunshine Bell Street State School, Fitzroy Royal Arcade, Yorkshire Brewery, Collingwood Wattle Park, Burwood Government House, Canberra Storey Hall (RMIT) Holeproof Factory, Deepdene Laurel Lodge, Dandenong Collingwood Town Hall ADI Footscray and Maribyrnong Darebin Conservation Study (Northland, Howe Leather and former Salvation Army Barracks) Hawthorn and Malvern Tram Depots Copelen Street Babies Home, South Yarra Australian Defence Industries: Ammunition Factory at Footscray, Ordnance Factory at Maribyrnong, SITE INTERPRETATION GPO Kelly Siege Site, Glenrowan Victoria Brewery Museum H V McKay Sunshine-Harvester Site, Sunshine Dight s Mill, Collingwood Jones Bond Store, South Kinnears, Footscray Docklands Willsmere, Kew Yarraville Railway Station Interlocking Gates - Video Windsor Hotel Australian Defence Industries: Former Ammunition Factory at Footscray, Ordnance Factory at Maribyrnong - Video INVESTIGATION, ANALYSIS AND RESTORATION OF DECORATIVE FINISHES AND INTERIOR SCHEMES Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Princes Bridge, Former Tramways Building, Court of Appeal, Storey Hall (RMIT), Richmond Town Hall Royal Exhibition Building, Ardoch Village, St Kilda University Graduate School Town Hall ANZ Gothic Bank, Former Stock Exchange and Safe Deposit Building Lirrewa House, Caulfield State Library of Victoria (Queen's, Palmer and Monash Halls) Wardlow, Parkville 5

Pearce House, Hawthorn Royal Arcade, Collingwood Town Hall Laurel Lodge, Dandenong Princess Theatre, INTERIOR DESIGN AND BUILDING REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS Myer Mural Hall, St Kilda Library Cullymont, Canterbury Flinders Street Station Talma Building,, Clarke House, Hawthorn Sidwell House, Hawthorn Cricket Club Stonnington, Malvern Town Hall Public Areas Admiralty House, Kirribilli Dennerstein House, Fitzroy Kostka Hall (Xavier College), Brighton The Australian Club, (President s Room) Laurel Lodge, Dandenong Royal Australasian College of Surgeons City Synagogue State Library LaTrobe Reading Room Royal Mint, Century Building, Government House, Perth Parkin House, Fitzroy Former Tramways Building, Regent Theatre, Government House, Canberra RAAF Williams Officers Mess Lirrewa House, Caulfield Athenaeum Theatre, Princess Theatre, Professional Affiliations, Memberships etc. Australia ICOMOS. President 1996-97 Australia ICOMOS. Executive Committee, 1993-98 Australia ICOMOS. Member Australian Heritage Commission. Reference Group on National Heritage Listing. Member. 1996-98 Australian National Committee of the Blue Shield: Inaugural Convenor and Australia ICOMOS pillar member Association for Preservation Technology (US) Cook's Cottage Management Committee - with the City of Historic Environment Editorial Committee, 1996-2002 ICOM (International Council on Museums) ICORP - ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness. Secretary-General 1999-2009, Treasurer 2010- ICOMOS (international Council on Monuments and Sites) Scientific Council Secretary-General 2006-2010. La Trobe Society Inc. Latrobeana Technical Editor Museums Australia Inc. National Cultural Heritage Forum Inaugural Member, 1996-97 National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Past Councillor (15 years), Past Chairman of many committees Australian Institute of Architects. Heritage Committee including term as Deputy Chair Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association Royal Society of Victoria Inc. Society Art Deco Inc. SAHANZ (Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand) Victorian Society (UK) Life member 6

Villa Alba Museum Inc. Committee of Management to 2008 Wallpaper History Society (UK) Publications Three Sides of a Square: The Influence of the London Squares on the Development of Jolimont Square. La Trobeana, 2003 Risk Preparedness: Beware! Prepare! Paper presented at ICOMOS 13 th Triennial General Assembly, Madrid, Dec. 2002 and publ. In Conference Proceedings. Critique: Cultural Landscapes and the Burra Charter, in Landscape Australia, Vol. 23, No. 4, Nov.-Jan., 2001. s Monuments: Conservation Issues and Approaches, in Monuments and the Millenium: Proceedings of a Joint Conference Organised by English Heritage and the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation. London, James & James, 2001. A Fine Tradition of Exhibitions, Fookes, Ronnie, Hobbs, Sue and Riddett, Robyn. Antipodes: Antiques and Fine Art. Vol. 2, No. 2, July, 1998. Carpe Diem and the Exhibition of Enterprise! The Australian Antique & Fine Art Dealers Fair. [Catalogue for 1995.] James A Johnson,, 1995. s Royal Exhibition Building: an Historic Interior Restored. The Australian Antique Collector. 50th ed. July-December, 1995. Historic Environment Creating a Window on the Past: Interpreting Industrial History. Vol. 11, no. 4, 1995. Monuments and Meanings. Editor: Vol. 12, no. 2, 1996. Trust News Restoration is Affordable! ' (June, 1995) Ardoch Village - A Successful Blend of Heritage Conservation and New Residential Development. (June, 1995) Exterior Colour Schemes: The Victorian Home (Apr. 1994) Colour Schemes for Painted Victorian Interiors (June 1994) Editor: Restoration News (Aug. 1994- ) 'How we Lived... Two Centuries of Domestic Interiors (Aug. 1993) Restoration Needed at Villa Alba. (Aug. 1987). In Defence of Heritage: Capturing the Living History of Australia's Wartime Industry. Benson, John et al., eds. Screening the Past: The Sixth Australian History and Film Conference Papers. Media Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, 1993. 'Investigation of Building Interiors'. Sagazio, C (ed). The National Trust Research Manual: Investigating Buildings, Gardens and Cultural Landscapes.Allen & Unwin,, 1992. Down, G and Riddett, R. The Old Gaol. National Trust of Australia (Victoria),, 1991. Walking Chairman of Editorial Committee for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria),, 1988-91. 7

Papers: Conferences, Seminars, etc. Three Sides of a Square: The Influence of the London Squares on the Development of Jolimont Square. La Trobe Society, 20 Aug., 2003. Beware! Prepare! Stay Alert! ICOMOS 13th General Assembly, Madrid, December, 2003. 'A Building Worthy of the City - Sir George Verdon, William Wardell and 's Gothic Bank'. Wardell Centenary Symposium, organised by Deakin University and held at the State Library of Victoria, November, 1999. Sessional Lecturer (Heritage Risk Preparedness), Cultural Heritage Program, Deakin University, 2000 present. 'Conservation of Public Monuments in, Australia'. Public Monuments and the Millennium. Joint Conference organised by the Stone and Metals Sections of UKIC and English Heritage, with the support of the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association and held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 20-22 May, 1998. 'Victorian by Nature - Victorian by Design'. Keynote address.architectural Decoration 1900.Conference organised by the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, Department of Archaeology, Centre for Conservation, University of York and held at the University of York, 18 and 23 May, 1998. 'Looking Through the Leadlight: An Interior View'. The Middle Class Dream: Interwar House & Suburb Seminar. Symposium organised by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and held at Parliament House, Sydney 26-27 March, 1998. Looking Forward with Hindsight. Environment Institute of Australia. 10th Anniversary Conference. 1997. Professional Institutes and the Environment Panel Member. Guest Lecturer: University of Summer School, Dept. of Architecture and Planning, 1997. 'Sir Walter Scott and the Renewal of Scottish Pride: a Example'. SAHANZ Conference, Auckland, October, 1996. 'William Morris: the Lingering Interior'. William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary, 1834-1896 : Symposium organised by the University of Fine Arts Department and held at the University of Museum of Art, 14 September, 1996. 'Victorian, Edwardian and Inter-War Colour Schemes'. The Home Show and National Trust Traditional Home Show, 1994-96. 8